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How the Book of Esther Changed

Several Greek versions of the Purim story survive, along with the biblical text we read today.

ROI 120: Tightrope Walkers, Half-Naked Trapeze, and the Future of the Jewish Community

Heshy Fried, better known as Frum Satire, is one of 120 participants in the Schusterman Foundation’s initiative ROI 120, a ...

When It’s OK To Say Nothing

At shiva, the mourner gets to decide whether or not to initiate conversation.

Samson

He could kill a lion or topple a temple with his bare hands, but succumbed to the love of a treacherous woman. Many wild traditions circulated about the first Jewish superhero.

God Hears, But What We Do Matters Most

Miriam and Aaron's criticism of Moses, and Miriam's punishment of leprosy teach lessons of sibling and communal responsibility.

Joseph’s Foresight and Restraint

A Torah teaching for the Western environmentalist.

Jewish Sketch Comedy & Stand-Up

1970s & '80s stand-up & sketch comedy: Seinfeld's start, Andy Kaufman, Saturday Night Live

Emmanuel Levinas

A 20th-century philosopher whose Jewish sensibility influenced his encounter with Western thought and ethics.

History of Jewish Lesbianism

A chronological outline of Jewish views of lesbianism from biblical to modern times.

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